Maureen Corrigan

Maureen Corrigan teaches literature and cultural journalism at Georgetown University.

Professor Corrigan's acclaimed literary memoir, Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading! was published by Random House in the fall of 2005. Professor Corrigan is the on-air book reviewer for NPR's "Fresh Air" and she is also a reviewer and columnist for Book World, The Washington Post. In addition to serving on the advisory panel of The American Heritage Dictionary, Corrigan has chaired the Mystery & Suspense judges' panel of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

She is the associate editor and contributor to Mystery & Suspense Writers (2 vol; Scribners), winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism presented by the Mystery Writers of America.